8 Counties to benefit from Tourism grant
The Midlands is to receive a 68 million euro tourism funding boost.
Eight counties will benefit from the Just Transition Fund allocation.
The counties receiving funding are Kildare, Laois, Westmeath, Offaly, Longford, Roscommon, Galway and
Fáilte Ireland has been allocated €68m under the EU's "Just Transition" funding to boost the tourism industry across eight counties in the Midlands.
The funding has been allocated to the National Tourism Development Authority to implement a "regenerative tourism and placemaking scheme" for the
It encompasses four strands, which include trail development, visitor amenities, alternative low carbon accommodation and smart specialisation, which involves digital transformation.
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